The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-12-22

While we are feasting and making mer-
nv this blessed Christmas season, let us
not forget the poor and needy around Us :;
but let US rather help to make them COM
Portable and happy also.
If you want to subscribe to any news
paper, whether published in this country,
or foreign, go to Wayne Wyche or Badger
Burroughs at the PostOfice, and they can
save yGu something on it.
The glorious Christian holiday festival is
at hand, and of course you are going to
make your friend or some member of your
family present Of some kind. Consult
Our advertising columns and you will know
where to go to find what you want
Miss Mamie Hatchett is home to spend
the holidays. SIZE has been in the Western
part Of the State for several weeks where
she was sick for awhile. The GOLD LEAF
is pleased to know that the young lady
has now regained her health and strength,
however.
Mr.. J. y. IIoughtaling, at one while a
citizen Of this county, but who for the past
two years has been living in New York
State, is here OH visit at present and may
decide to locate permanently amongst us
| again. The GOLD LEAF will be glad to
have Kim do So
Our merchants are showing fine lines of
| holiday and other goods, and offer great
bargains to purchasers. Hear what they
say through these columns. The live bust
| ness man who can hold out inducements to
you to deal with him invites your trade
| through the medium Of mis- local paper.
Our merchants have made great prepa-
rations for the Christmas holidays. There
seems to he something for a1l-Old and
young. See our advertisements, and pat
ronize those who help to keep up your town
! paper. With all due respect to those who
| do not, the GOLD LEAF feels that such in
| terest is due its patrons and naturally il
! has their welfare at heart.
Dr. J. H. Tucker was absent from town
| few days the past week but is again with
us to the delight and satisfaction of his
friends and patrons. One Of our cleverest
and most popular citizens, a polished and
affable gentleman, and withal a skilful
and successful physician. the BOctor is
greatly missed even if he abseRS himself
from us but for short while.
The display of holiday goods to be seer
| in Henderson is not 10 be equaled any
! where in the State outside Of the principal
cities, and much lower than arc charged
for the same goods i'll other places. Ii you
want to make a fine Christmas present-a
set of diamond jcwelry, a hundred dollar
steel engraving, scalSkin sacque, foI
instance-or present of any description,
call on our dealers.
An extra edition of the GOLD LEAF
about GOO copicS-is printed this week. II
| you get a copy of the paper and are not
already subscriber, YOU are invited tC
| become one But remember, the paper will
not be sent to you without being ordered
| and you need not hesitate about taking this
copy out of tho postoffice and keeping it
| We do not get hold Of a mans name and
put it on our books and send the paper tC
him whether he wants it Or not. Remem
Der that please.
Mis- Katie Scales, after stay Of nearly
a month i'll Milton, returned on Tuesday
to her home in Ra leigh. She is one of the
most interesting, agreeable and accom-.
pliShed young ladies that Milton has ever
entertained Milton .Idoertiser.
Those who know the young lady will
cheerfuliy subscribe to the truthfulness OF
the above. Miss Katie has many friends
and admirers in Henderson, in none OF
whom, however, has she greater one
than is found in the person of the COLI
LEAF.